Mystery snail eggs & inverts journal

[Lennie]

I would get a shrimp complete food which has a balanced combination of veggie and protein content. That seems like the best option. I feed them from time to time, but mystery snails eat it faster than shrimp 😄

too much protein is not good for shrimp from what I've heard from some local shrimp breeders here. Those types of food generally have a good balance

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

I saw the lady shrimp in the main tank again today. Every day around 5am I’ve been sneaking in the dark dropping shrimp cuisine to her.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 3/9/2023 at 2:51 PM, Lennie said:

I would get a shrimp complete food which has a balanced combination of veggie and protein content. That seems like the best option. I feed them from time to time, but mystery snails eat it faster than shrimp 😄

too much protein is not good for shrimp from what I've heard from some local shrimp breeders here. Those types of food generally have a good balance

I rotate foods throughout the week. Everybody gets a variety.

[Lennie]

On 3/9/2023 at 11:15 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

I rotate foods throughout the week. Everybody gets a variety.

Same. I never feed shrimp intentionally really. They get whatever everyone gets in the  community tanks

[nabokovfan87]

On 3/9/2023 at 11:53 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

I saw the lady shrimp in the main tank again today. Every day around 5am I’ve been sneaking in the dark dropping shrimp cuisine to her.

She doing ok? Any change or improvement?

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 3/9/2023 at 6:36 PM, nabokovfan87 said:

She doing ok? Any change or improvement?

She seems to be ok. I can only see the white band if I use a flashlight on her. Otherwise she looks like a healthy active shrimp. Her shell is very dark, almost black? But I think it’s navy. I’m not sure if it is so dark because her shell is thick. I don’t have enough experience with shrimp to be intuitive about the state of her shell.

[nabokovfan87]

On 3/9/2023 at 5:41 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Her shell is very dark, almost black? But I think it’s navy. I’m not sure if it is so dark because her shell is thick. I don’t have enough experience with shrimp to be intuitive about the state of her shell.

Hopefully that means she will molt soon. That's pretty common and a good idea of what to look for "when it's time" for them to do so. Usually they will and then shortly after Molting be berried.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 3/9/2023 at 8:46 PM, nabokovfan87 said:

Hopefully that means she will molt soon. That's pretty common and a good idea of what to look for "when it's time" for them to do so. Usually they will and then shortly after Molting be berried.

Well, there’s no gentleman shrimp in there for her to tango with, so no eggs will be formed. I’d like for her to molt and then I can check her color again and perhaps return her to the shrimp community if she’s blue.

[nabokovfan87]

I found this.... Might be a bit of hope.

Both these bloody Marys look to have the white ring, they seem fine. I can't say what happened to them, but it might be a genetic trait where the shells crack or they grow quicker than they can molt or something.  I don't know, can't say, and don't want to guess how common that is in Neo tanks, but it's pretty prevalent in this one and this video is one of the "top shrimp keepers" on YouTube.  I put that in quotes because I don't know, just one of the bigger channels.

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Whoa! I hit the big time, folks! What a nice surprise to wake up to 🙂

So of course I posted some new content for my audience. 🦐 

 

[Theplatymaster]

On 3/10/2023 at 7:24 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

Whoa! I hit the big time, folks! What a nice surprise to wake up to 🙂

So of course I posted some new content for my audience. 🦐 

 

nice!

part of me is considering subbing to you now...

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 3/10/2023 at 9:10 AM, Theplatymaster said:

nice!

part of me is considering subbing to you now...

I don’t cater to anyone, I just dump videos to YouTube before they hit the forum LOL

Edited March 10, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

It’s pizza night at Chick-in-of-TheSea’s house!

 

 

 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Theplatymaster]

On 3/10/2023 at 4:42 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

It’s pizza night at Chick-in-of-TheSea’s house!

 

are you sure its not:

to them its just a new kind of giant algae wafer.

 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 3/10/2023 at 4:47 PM, Theplatymaster said:

are you sure its not:

to them its just a new kind of giant algae wafer.

 

I would but the pizzas don’t fit in my tank

[Theplatymaster]

On 3/10/2023 at 5:06 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

I would but the pizzas don’t fit in my tank

just blend it up and put it in a snello.

maybe this is the way to breed nerites in pure freshwater?

or get rid of some snails, and keep the others?

but in all seriousness, those pictures are making me hungry.

Edited March 10, 2023 by Theplatymaster

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

Whatttt is even happening?? This morning Crayfish Empire subscribed and this evening Keystone Clash subscribed?! I’m so popular. YouTube is my dumping ground for forum videos 🤣 75% of the videos were filmed through filthy glass 🙃

 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

The couple that had adopted mysteries from me. I reached out to them. They’ve got 7 tanks. They said they had decided to hatch some of their clutches. Got like 160 babies or something like that. York’s legacy lives on… 🥰

[TheSwissAquarist]

Mmm, anchovies. 🤤 

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 3/11/2023 at 2:51 PM, TheSwissAquarist said:

Mmm, anchovies. 🤤 

Na, there are no anchovies. I don’t like hot anchovies, but cold ones are alright every so often. The fancy restaurants serve them on the plate with the Caesar salad. Caesar dressing is made w/anchovies.

On 3/10/2023 at 1:14 AM, nabokovfan87 said:

these bloody Marys

You should see @Lennie’s red shrimp, @nabokovfan87. They are so bright!

[Lennie]

On 3/12/2023 at 12:11 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:

You should see @Lennie’s red shrimp, @nabokovfan87. They are so bright!

He did! We have been chatting on discord 😄 

I showed him!

Edited March 11, 2023 by Lennie

[nabokovfan87]

Yeah. His water is crazy crazy funky. Idk how those shrimp do it.

Odd Duck also has some very nice ones!

[Lennie]

On 3/12/2023 at 2:05 AM, nabokovfan87 said:

Yeah. His water is crazy crazy funky. Idk how those shrimp do it.

Odd Duck also has some very nice ones!

I cleaned my prefilter sponge today during tank maintenance. But I aint sending it to you.

I love how the dirty one disturbs you :3 it has to live in your imagination.

Also those shrimps are in 50cube… I have orange sakuras in 29g…

[nabokovfan87]

On 3/11/2023 at 3:09 PM, Lennie said:

I cleaned my prefilter sponge today during tank maintenance. But I aint sending it to you.

I cleaned two yesterday just for fun. 😂